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Escape the Backrooms vs Phasmophobia
Escape the Backrooms is the more played game right now: 10,762 players on Steam against 10,732 for Phasmophobia, a similar number of players. Phasmophobia has been ahead for 72 days straight, and has led on 74 days of the 81 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Phasmophobia counters with better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 90%. Across all tracked metrics, Phasmophobia leads 8 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Indie games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 13.6h in Escape the Backrooms and 36.0h in Phasmophobia. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
Escape the Backrooms
13.6h
average of 50 members
Phasmophobia
36.0h
average of 113 members
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These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
Head-to-head record
Phasmophobia has had the higher daily player count for the last 72 days. Escape the Backrooms last led on Jun 9, 2026.
Escape the Backrooms led 7 daysPhasmophobia led 74 days
- Days tracked
- 81
- Current streak
- 72 days
- Phasmophobia
- Lead changes
- 2
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Jul 17, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 81 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | Escape the Backrooms | Phasmophobia |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 10,762 | 10,732 |
| 24-hour peak | 11,774 | 12,679 |
| 7-day average | 4,381 | 8,509 |
| 30-day average | 5,179 | 9,092 |
| 30-day trend | −20% | −8% |
| Peak (tracked) | 25,652 | 24,848 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 84% positive | 89% positive |
| Total reviews | 166,603 | 839,986 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 23, 2025 | Sep 18, 2020 |
| Price | $9.99 | $19.99 |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
| Month | Escape the Backrooms | Phasmophobia | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 12,564 | 16,011 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 13,327 | 24,848 |
| Jun 2026 | 12,067 | 25,652 | 8,396 | 16,310 |
| Jul 2026 | 7,038 | 14,034 | 9,549 | 22,613 |
| Aug 2026 | 6,672 | 18,696 | 9,822 | 18,055 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 4,652 | 12,930 | 8,872 | 18,012 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Escape the Backrooms or Phasmophobia?
Escape the Backrooms currently has more players: 10,762 concurrent players on Steam vs 10,732 for Phasmophobia, a similar number of players.
Is Escape the Backrooms bigger than Phasmophobia on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Escape the Backrooms averaged 5,179 concurrent players and Phasmophobia averaged 9,092. By that measure Phasmophobia is currently the bigger game.
Has Escape the Backrooms ever had more players than Phasmophobia?
Yes. Across the 81 days Coilr has tracked both games, Escape the Backrooms had the higher daily average on 7 days, most recently on Jun 9, 2026. Phasmophobia has led for the last 72 days.
Is Escape the Backrooms better than Phasmophobia?
By Steam review score, Phasmophobia rates higher: 94% positive across 839,986 reviews vs 90% across 166,603 for Escape the Backrooms. Escape the Backrooms has the larger player base right now (10,762 vs 10,732 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Escape the Backrooms growing or declining on Steam?
Escape the Backrooms averaged 5,179 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 20% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 25,652.
Is Phasmophobia growing or declining on Steam?
Phasmophobia averaged 9,092 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 8% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 24,848.
